Method of manufacturing archery target

Abstract

A method of manufacturing an archery target comprises the steps of providing a plurality of sheets of polyethylene foam, laminating the plurality of sheets of foam together by passing adjacent ones of the sheets past a heat source and then compressing the sheets together to form a polyethylene foam plank, and cutting a section out of the polyethylene foam plank.

1 . A method of manufacturing an archery target comprising the steps of:
 providing a plurality of sheets of polyethylene foam,   laminating the plurality of sheets of foam together by passing adjacent ones of the sheets past a heat source and then compressing the sheets together to form a polyethylene foam plank, and   cutting a section out of the polyethylene foam plank.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the foam plank has a thickness of about 25 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the sheets of polyethylene foam have a density of about 1.0 lb/cubic foot to about 9.0 lb/cubic foot. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the sheets of polyethylene foam have a thickness of about ⅛ inch to about 1 inch. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the heat source is a heated wire or heated air or a heated wire and heated air. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the section is a cube. 
     
     
         7 . A method of manufacturing an archery target comprising the steps of:
 providing a plurality of sheets of polyethylene foam,   laminating the plurality of sheets of foam together by passing adjacent ones of the sheets past a first heat source and then compressing the sheets together to form a first polyethylene foam plank of a first thickness,   laminating a plurality of the first polyethylene foam planks together by passing adjacent ones of the planks past a second heat source and then compressing the planks together to form a second polyethylene foam plank of a second thickness, and   cutting a section out of the second polyethylene foam plank.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first thickness is up to about 5 inches. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the second thickness is up to about 25 inches. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the sheets of polyethylene foam have a density of about 1.0 lb/cubic foot to about 9.0 lb/cubic foot. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the sheets of polyethylene foam have a thickness of about ⅛ inch to about 1 inch. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first heat source is a heated wire. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the second heat source is heated air. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the section is a cube. 
     
     
         15 . An archery target comprising:
 a plurality of sheets of polyethylene foam stacked in face-to-face relation,   adjacent ones of said sheets being laminated together in that adjacent surfaces of said adjacent ones of said sheets are completely laminated to one another across an entire common surface area of said adjacent surfaces.   
     
     
         16 . The archery target of  claim 9  wherein said adjacent surfaces are heat welded to one another. 
     
     
         17 . The archery target of  claim 9  wherein the sheets of polyethylene foam have a density of about 1.0 lb/cubic foot to about 9.0 lb/cubic foot. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the sheets of polyethylene foam have a thickness of about ⅛ inch to about 1 inch. 
     
     
         19 . The archery target of  claim 9  wherein said target is in the shape of a cube having side dimensions up to about 25 inches per side.